Brian Stelter thinks the news has a reliability problem
Examining the relationship between news, entertainment, and politics with media reporter Brian Stelter.
The Gray Area with Sean Illing · Vox
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Show Notes
Will the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit against Fox News be a watershed moment? Is the media industry beyond repair? Sean Illing is joined by media reporter Brian Stelter, the former host of CNN’s Reliable Sources and the author of Hoax. Together, they reflect on the relationship of news, entertainment, and politics and what the consequences of the Dominion suit might be.
Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area
Guest: Brian Stelter, (@brianstelter) author; former TV news host; media reporter
References:
- Hoax by Brian Stelter (Simon & Schuster, 2021)
- Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV by Brian Stelter (Grand Central, 2019)
- “How Not to Cover a Bank Run” by Brian Stelter (The Atlantic, March 2023)
- “I Never Truly Understood Fox News Until Now” by Brian Stelter (The Atlantic, February 2023)
- “Mass Delusion in America” by Jeffrey Goldberg (The Atlantic, January 2021)
- Brian Stelter’s Substack
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This episode was made by:
- Producer: Erikk Geannikis
- Engineer: Patrick Boyd
- Editorial Director, Vox Talk: A.M. Hall
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